<a href="https://craft.macenews.com/admin/entries/stories/52434-december-jobless-rate-stays-at-2-5-y-y-job-creation-continues-on-tourism-support-program">December Jobless Rate Stays at 2.5%; Y/Y Job Creation Continues on Tourism Support Program</a>
–Fewer Job Losses on Month but Number of People Who Start Looking for Work Rebounds, Keeping Unemployment Steady–Employment Growth Posts 5th Y/Y Straight Gain, Let by Hotels, Restaurants–Unemployed Marks 18th Straight Y/Y Drop; Now Below January 2020 Level (MaceNews) – Japan payrolls posted their fifth straight year-over-year growth in December as the tourism industry continued […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 26</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
Japan Government Sees Soft Spots in Economy in its 1st Downgrade of Overview in 11 Months as Global Demand Cools
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Wednesday downgraded its economic assessment for the first in 11 months, citing slower growth in exports amid weaker global demand, while maintaining its view that modest recovery is in place, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. In its January report, the government said the […]
Fed’s Brainard: Slower Rate Hike Pace Lets FOMC ‘Probe’ For ‘Sufficiently Restrictive’ Level
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Lael Brainard said Thursday that a slower pace of monetary tightening will allow the Fed to “probe for” a level of interest rates that is “sufficiently restrictive” to bring down inflation, while keeping an eye on divergent economic risks in a highly uncertain environment. Brainard, […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 19</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 12
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the […]
US Consumer Near-Term Inflation Expectations Down in December; Spending Plans Fall
NEW YORK (MaceNews) – US consumer inflation expectations were mixed in December with short-term expectations down while medium term expectations were flat, and long-term expectations rose, according to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Expectations for household income rose but spending growth plans dropped, and concern about possible job losses increased […]
<strong>ISM: US December Service Sector Posts 1st Contraction Since May 2020 on Slower New Orders, Jobs</strong>
–ISM’s Nieves: Slowdown is Adjustment, Long-Drawn Contraction Unlikely–Nieves: Employment Drop Due to Both Slower Demand, Tight Labor Market By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The U.S. service sector contracted after 30 months of growth in December, hit by sluggish new orders and employment, after picking up slightly in November on holiday season demand and at the […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Jan 6</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]
US ISM Manufacturing Index Slips Further in December, Indicating Overall Economic Contraction
–ISM’s Fiore: December Decline Not So Steep; in Adjustment Phase –Fiore: Index Still in 48 to 52 Range but May Fall Below Floor –Fiore Repeats His Outlook: ‘Sluggish’ 1st Half 2023; ‘Pretty Strong’ 2nd Half –Fiore: Manufacturing Sector Does Not Rely Much on International Markets, Hit by Soft Domestic Demand By Max Sato (MaceNews) – […]